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“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרYou shall notלֹאeatתֹאכֵלוּanyכָּלfatחֵלֶבof oxשׁוֹרor lambוְכֶשֶׂבor goat.וָעֵז
Leviticus 7:23
Study it in the app““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: You shall not eat any fat of ox or lamb or goat.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 7:23, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- eatתֹאכֵלוּtochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochelu” appears- fatחֵלֶבchelev
fat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelev” appears- of oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- or lambכֶשֶׂבchesev
lamb
Lamb, young sheep.
Where else “chesev” appears- or goatעֵזez
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “ez” appears
The context
22YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
23 · This verse (above)
24The fat of a carcass and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other work, but you shall certainly not eat it.